I had an amazing old editor at a prior job who I am pretty sure subbed in the giant Diet Coke he sipped all day, starting at 9a sharp, for the cigarettes or flask he might have preferred in a prior life decades before I knew him. Definitely not evil, haha.
I was going to make a snarky comment about grown people making dietary choices based on manufactured moral grounds but then I realized half the world does this
The problem with Coke Zero is it’s supposed to taste like Coke but with no sugar. Diet Coke drinkers don’t want that. We want the chemical “flat” non-sweet taste.
I actually stopped drinking DC because I noticed only people I hate, or am extremely repulsed by drink it. It was a weird epiphany to have honestly. You excluded of course.
I definitely remember when it came out! It was so insulting. I'd been going to a lot of BLM protests and I saw how vicious the cops were with people. The first time I saw it I couldn't believe what I was watching.
I’m a bit sad you got insulted by that, the ad was so pathetic. I kinda loved it in a *The Room except its an ad made inside a blizard of cocaine* sort of way. Exquisite cringe.
I used to only drink Diet Coke until St. Upid (aka the new "Poop", aka the fat cheeto) claimed it as his drink of choice. Now when I have a Diet Coke, I'm alone in a dark corner like Gollum from LoTR.
Ahh, brown fizzy water. Usually accompanied by a 2000 calorie burger to undo any perceived health benefits of drinking something almost entirely without flavour.
It’s possible I may still drink an average of six a day. But it did help me (mostly) get off coffee. So clearly it’s *totally* fine. I wouldn’t keep drinking so much of it if it were addictive.
I’m not making that up, by the way. It’s “My Battle with Drink,” first published in Dec. 1915. You can find a copy in the book titled “The Uncollected Wodehouse” (ironic, because it is… a Wodehouse collection). And now… enough tired ramblings. I, too, must go find some coffee.
I mean, it's generally "fine", but 6 a day is still pushing a lot of artificial crap in your body. Could do half caffeine coffee, if that's the concern
for those looking to quit - topiramate can cause a side effect called carbonation dysgeusia. carbonated beverages like Diet Coke, soda, seltzer, and beer may taste flat or less palatable to individuals taking topiramate.
You need to team up with https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com, perhaps you can form some sort of giant Diet-Coke-A-Tron, though you might need more members otherwise you'll just be a leg and an arm, or something.
I had a boss who would check my trash can for the number of empty Diet Cokes. If it was just one or two before lunch, the system was running well.
One day, I had six in there before noon. She told me later that she knew to leave me alone and I’d ask if I needed help, but she was worried that time.
That means they have ADHD and need it to calm down executive function so they can sleep. Diet Coke, the ADHD medicine for people who don't know they have ADHD.
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Also it started to taste like robot sweat.
You’ll turn evil eventually.
Guilty
Signed,
At least one a day-er
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I actually bought one to drink today. It even felt weird asking my son to buy me one when he was at the shops. 😆
One day, I had six in there before noon. She told me later that she knew to leave me alone and I’d ask if I needed help, but she was worried that time.
Regular Coke is for psychopaths
Diet Coke is for evil people
Coke Zero is for good people
(drinks a third diet coke of the day while plotting to overthrow the local sewing group)
omg you're right. fuuuuuuuu